Anatomical Assistant Morgue, Per Diem

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Responsible for receiving and accessioning anatomic pathology specimens and performing other routine technical procedure and general laboratory maintenance.

I. Major Responsibilities:

• Receives specimens from couriers, reads manifests to verify appropriate count. Goes to O.R. or certain clinics if deemed necessary to pick up specimens.
• Logs and assigns accession numbers to specimens and requisitions that are received. Prints tissue cassettes for each specimen received.
• Fill out a log for which specimens are received and how many cassettes are made.
• Triages specimens to "large side" and "small side" accordingly.
• Answer telephone and troubleshoot registration, specimen and labeling problems.
• Disposes biohazardous waste materials, maintains chemical waste storage areas.
• Puts specimens away each morning in a clean organized fashion.
• Assists Pathologists'/Residents in finding stored specimens.
• Maintains temperature charts for cold room, refrigerators and freezers.
• Stocks, cleans and maintains grossing stations, and frozen section areas. Changes stains regularly. Cleans and weekly defrosts cryostats.
• Monitors inventory levels, orders, purchases and stores equipment and supplies in a neat and orderly manner.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

• Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
• Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
• Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
• Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
• Maintains regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

• License/Certification/Education: Required: High school graduate.
• Experience/Skills: Required: 3 years' experience working in a clinical laboratory or hospital registration area.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a normal office environment. It may be necessary to work in an upright, sitting or bent position for long periods of time. May release decedents in morgue.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.